Connections: How should districts and families respond to racist incidents in schools?

The Pittsford Central School District is responding to several racist incidents involving students. One involves a video in which a white student is seen brandishing an air-soft gun and threatening to kill Black people. Sheriffs deputies say the video is months-old but was circulated recently. A second incident involves white middle school students making racist remarks via text and on social media. Officials at the district say a student walkout is planned for this morning. This hour, we talk about how districts, students, and families should respond to racist incidents, and how anti-racism education should be handled. Our guests: Kevin Beckford , member of the Pittsford Town Board Casey Kosiorek , superintendent of the Hilton Central School District Justin Murphy , education reporter for the Democrat & Chronicle *Pittsford Central School District Superintendent Mike Pero was invited to participate in this conversation. His office told us he is not available for this discussion,